Chapter 1 CA1-1 (FASB and Standard-Setting) Presented below are four statements which you are to identify as true or false. If false‚ explain why the statement is false. 1. GAAP is the term used to indicate the whole body of FASB authoritative literature. 2. Any company claiming compliance with GAAP must comply with most standards and interpretations but does not have to follow the disclosure requirements. 3. The primary governmental body that has influence over the FASB is the SEC. 4. The FASB
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Financial Accounting‚ Valix and Peralata Problem 8-22 West Co. started its business on January 1‚ 2007. After considering the collection experience of other companies in the industry‚ West established an ADA at 5% of credit sales. Outstanding A/R for the end of 2007 totalled 115‚000‚ while the ADA had a credit balance of 12‚500 after recording bad debt expense for December and writing off 2‚500 worth of uncollectible accounts. Further analysis of the company’s accounts showed that merchandise
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1. How do your nervous and endocrine systems work together as a physical response to stress? The two systems prepare your body by sending chemical messages and actions of sympathetic nerves that cause the release of key hormones. What is the difference between stress and a stressor? A stressor is the situation that triggers physical and emotional reactions. Stress is the general physical and emotional state that accompanies the stress response. How does the fight or flight reaction (in today’s
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Chapter 2 1. A conceptual framework is a coherent system of interrelated objectives and fundamentals that can lead to consistent standards and that prescribes the nature‚ function‚ and limits of financial accounting and financial statements. A conceptual framework is necessary in financial accounting for the following reasons: (1) It enables the FASB to issue more useful and consistent standards in the future. (2) New issues will be more quickly solvable by reference to an existing framework
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Exposure Draft Accounting Standard (AS) 10 (revised) Tangible Fixed Assets (Last date for Comments: February 28‚ 2006) The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Issued by Accounting Standards Board Exposure Draft Revised AS 10‚ Tangible Fixed Assets Contents INVITATION TO COMMENT [Exposure Draft] Accounting Standard AS 10 (revised) Pages 4-5 Tangible Fixed Assets OBJECTIVE SCOPE DEFINITIONS RECOGNITION Initial Costs Subsequent Costs MEASUREMENT AT RECOGNITION Elements
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2011 Semester 2 Intermediate Financial Reporting Final Exam Solution. Accounting standards (5 MARKS) 1. Explain what gives Australian accounting standards authority and how is it enforced? The Corporations Act gives the standards the force of law. ASIC administer the Corps Act. and hence enforce the standards. Failure to comply with the standards can include legal proceedings‚ goal‚ financial penalties and prevention from acting as a manager or director of a company in the future. In addition
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The several approaches to accounting theory‚ 1. Deductive recur sing or “approach going from the general to the specific.” 2. Inductive approach ‘Going from the specific to the general.’ 3. The ethical approach of accounting theory places emphasis on the concept of justice‚ truth & fairness. This is particularly true of the ethical approach‚ for defining it of the separate approach does not necessarily imply that other approaches do not have ethical content‚ not does it imply that ethical theories
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CHAPTER 6 ACCOUNTING FOR MERCHANDISING BUSINESSES PRACTICE EXERCISES PE 6–1A $140‚775 ($127‚500 + $435‚600 – $422‚325) PE 6–1B $31‚850 ($17‚500 + $141‚750 – $127‚400) PE 6–2A Cost of merchandise sold: Merchandise inventory‚ July 1 $ 88‚370 Purchases $681‚400 Less: Purchases returns and allowances $9‚250 Purchases discounts 7‚000 16‚250 Net purchases $665‚150 Add transportation in 3‚180 Cost of merchandise purchased 668‚330 Merchandise available
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Derek Greenfield Intermediate Accounting I 3/2/2012 CA1-1.) 1. True 2. False‚ must comply with all standards and interpretations including disclosure requirements 3. True 4. False‚ FASB must operate in full view of public through a “due process” system that gives interested parties ample opportunity to make their views known CA1-3.) 1. D 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. B E2-5.) Assets- F Liabilities- B Equity- I Investment by owners-
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In 1973‚ the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) was created and their mission is “to establish and improve standards of financial accounting and reporting for the guidance and education of the public‚ including issuers‚ auditors‚ and users of financial information.” (FASB.org‚ 2009a). The FASB is a private‚ not-for-profit organization whose primary purpose is to develop generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) within the United States. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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